What is Sauropoda?
Q: What is Sauropoda?
A: Sauropoda is an infraorder of saurischian ("lizard-hipped") dinosaurs. They had very long necks, long tails, small heads (in comparison to the rest of their body), and thick, pillar-like legs and peg-like teeth.
Q: What are some well-known genera of Sauropoda?
A: Well-known genera of Sauropoda include Brachiosaurus, Diplodocus, Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus.
Q: When did Sauropods first appear?
A: Sauropods first appeared in the Upper Triassic period.
Q: What was the probable ancestral group for Sauropods?
A: The probable ancestral group for Sauropods was the Prosauropoda.
Q: How widespread were diplodocids and brachiosaurids by the Upper Jurassic period?
A: By the Upper Jurassic period (150 million years ago), diplodocids and brachiosaurids had become widespread.
Q: Who replaced diplodocids and brachiosaurs by the Upper Cretaceous period? A: By the Upper Cretaceous period, diplodocids and brachiosaurs had been replaced by titanosaurs which were larger relatives of the brachiosaurs.
Q: Where have fossilised remains of sauropods been found?
A:Fossilised remains of sauropods have been found on every continent, including Antarctica.
